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A party-table recipe from 1910 featuring butter, with the historic method and citation preserved.
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A party-table recipe from 1910 featuring butter, with the historic method and citation preserved.
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A page-cited historical dessert recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.
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A classic 1910 sweet built around apricots, with Farmer’s original method and page citation.
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Molasses candy (No. 2), preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including boil together a cupful of molasses, one of brown sugar, a tablespoonful of butter an.
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Sweet French Rolls as recorded by Fannie Farmer, with the historic ingredient list transcribed for reference.
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Marion Harland’s original method for Stewed apples, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.
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Marion Harland’s original method for Café frappé, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.
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A milk-based cod chowder with sliced potatoes, onion, salt pork, butter, and softened crackers.
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A page-cited historical dessert recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.
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A classic 1910 sweet built around butter, with Farmer’s original method and page citation.
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Milk Toast I as recorded by Fannie Farmer, with the historic ingredient list transcribed for reference.
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Marion Harland’s original method for Champagne sauce, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.
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A page-cited historical dessert recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.
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A classic 1910 sweet built around lbs. lean beef, with Farmer’s original method and page citation.
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Asparagus on toast, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including have ready, boiling, enough salted water to cover the asparagus.
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A page-cited historical dessert recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.
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Savory rice pudding, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including boil and drain a cupful of rice.
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Farmer’s chowder, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including parboil and slice six fine potatoes.
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Start the day with Farmer’s original Omelette Robespierre method, preserved as a source transcription.
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Marion Harland’s original method for Stewed terrapin, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.
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Marion Harland’s original method for Flaxseed lemonade, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.
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A page-cited historical dessert recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.
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Grafton cake, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including cream together three tablespoonfuls of butter with two cupfuls of sugar and beat int.
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Mince-meat, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including (a family recipe 150 years old.) boil two pounds of lean beef, and when cold, chop f.
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